NASA's Psyche launch delayed by spacecraft issue, rescheduled for next week

NASA has postponed the launch of its Psyche spacecraft by a week to update the configuration of thrusters on the spacecraft. The delay will allow engineers to verify parameters for the nitrogen cold-gas thrusters, which will operate at warmer temperatures than previously predicted. The launch is now scheduled for October 12, and the spacecraft will study the structure and composition of the main belt asteroid Psyche, the first solar system body made primarily of metal to be visited by a spacecraft.